Oregon Governor candidate Chris Dudley who is running against John Kitzhaber has issued a new video that is a breath of fresh air when compared to all the negative ads by all the other campaigns. The Chris Dudley ad is positive, hopeful and speaks about a time for Oregon to be “great again”.

The ad also mentions that Chris Dudley wants to govern from a moderate bi-partisan approach. This is a fascinating statement by Dudley because Kitzhaber cannot respond the same way. Kitzhaber’s tenure as governor was very partisan and it is where he earned the reputation of Doctor for his record number of vetoes. Those Kitzhaber vetoes were a long time ago, and the rise of independent voters has shown that the public is growing more hostile to partisan divides. Chris Dudley is wise to focus on this message because it fits the times and it puts Kitzhaber at a disadvantage.

As we speak several polls are putting the Dudley-Kitzhaber race very close. The closeness of the Dudley-Kitzhaber race is all the more reason why voters should not take a pass on this election.

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Of course Dudley has aired his share of negative ads too. It hasn’t been all sweetness and light.

Anonymous

Umm… It’s a GREAT ad, but it’s also part negative… So to me it’s persuasive, but not a “breath of fresh air” among other negative ads.

Angriest Dog (Brian)

The elephant in the room during this election is that Chris Dudley is pro-choice! He’s clearly stated his support for abortion “rights” on many occasions (see links below). Greg Kord is the ONLY pro-life candidate in the Oregon Governor‘s race. If you believe protecting unborn life is important, please take action today to support Greg Kord for Governor!

And let’s not forget that Michael Marsh is the only pro-life candidate in the TReasurer’s race.

Chris Telfer is described as a “swing vote” by Oregon Right to Life and, last session, voted in favor of a bill that not only required elementary schools to teach sexual education, but prohibited them from teaching abstinence-only! (HB 2509) Of course, because Telfer was a Democrat not to long ago.

And to those who say that the Treasurer doesn’t matter on these issues… If Telfer wins and Dudley loses… who do you think is going to be an automatic frontrunner to the next Governor’s election, hmm?

Of course the whole Republican party will just say oh well anyway and end up voting for candidates who have a Democrat platform just to win some offices.